Chris Sharma: What it Took to Climb Black Pearl - Gripped Magazine

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Chris Sharma: What it Took to Climb Black Pearl - Gripped Magazine

“I started trying it back in 2017 after climbing Big Fish. I was always looking for that next thing, trying to step it up a notch,” Chris Sharma tells me about his most difficult deep water solo to date. He’s talking about Black Pearl, a 100-foot overhanging line of small, sloping edges with one distinct pocket. It’s also the focus of an accompanying video sponsored by Tenaya (distributed by Trango in North America) that will soon premiere on Re…